Pharus Sicav Target

Class BHD-CHF
ISIN: LU1136402606
Category: Global Flexible Bond - EUR Hed
31.03.2025
Key Information
Net Asset Value64,45 CHF
Fund Size28.765.679 CHF
Launch Date 6 mar 2015
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Management information
SicavPHARUS SICAV
Management CompanyPHARUS MANAGEMENT LUX SA
Investment ManagerPharus Asset Management SA
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Investment objective
The sub-fund's objective is to ensure a high coupon flow by investing in a highly diversified portfolio, in terms of issuers and geographic areas, of fixed-income corporate securities, selecting mainly high-yielding securities. Investment decisions are made using a fundamental analysis approach aimed at optimizing the risk-return ratio by analyzing the companies' strengths in several aspects: profitability, debt coverage, capital structure, cash flows, and ability to repay interest.
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Manager comment
Manager comment
In February, Pharus Target recorded a performance of +1.36%. During the month, the U.S. 10-year Treasury closed lower at 4.20%, while the 10-year Bund dropped to 2.40%. HY spreads are at historic lows in both the U.S. and Europe, which leads us to be more cautious in selection, preferring shorter-term issues. In February, the best contributors were Alibaba Group and Rekeep, while the worst performers were Embarq and Canacol Energy. During the month, we increased our position in Auchan, a French supermarket chain, and Lagfin, and reduced our position in Webuild and Ubisoft. We believe the sector can benefit from the monetary easing cycle, also supported by a high level of diversification, both geographically and in terms of the quality of individual issuers
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Last updated on 31.03.2025

*Performance is shown with gross income reinvested, based on net asset value and does not include the effect of any initial or exit charges.
* No coverage or derivatives are included
* No coverage or derivatives are included
Top Ten Holding
Euro Fx Curr Fut Jun25 30.59 %
Us 10yr Note (cbt)jun25 11.45 %
Euro-bund Future Jun25 10.75 %
Lagfin Sca 3.5% 08.06.28 3.32 %
China Oil & Gas Group 4.7% 30.06.26 2.22 %
Ima Industria Macchine Tv 15.04.29 2.12 %
Ima Industria Macchine 3.75% 15.01.28 2.08 %
China Water Affairs Grp 4.85% 18.05.26 1.93 %
Sammontana Italia Spa Tv 15.10.31 1.77 %
Webuild Spa 7% 27.09.28 1.76 %
Top Ten Holding
How to invest
SFDR Article: 8

SFDR Article: 8

The Sub-Fund does not have as its objective a sustainable investment, but promotes social characteristics with a proportion of sustainable investments with a social objective of at least 55% of its assets.

Objectives

The Sub-Fund’s sustainable investment objective is to select companies promoting peaceful, just and inclusive principles, evidencing a strong Sustainability rating and following good governance practices, while avoids the exposure to companies involved in controversial weapons production, tobacco production, adult entertainment, gambling sector, violation of United Nation Global Pact, as per the internal ESG policy defined.

Social characteristics promoted are mainly represented by the below:

Social characteristics promoted are mainly represented by the below:

  • Security of products and health
  • Human rights and human dignity
  • Equality labour conditions
  • Governance
As of 31.12.2024
As of
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Enviroment
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Security of products and health
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Human rights and human dignity
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Equality labor conditions
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Governance

Asset Allocation

All the investments are assessed ex ante by an independent external ESG advisor and need to be compliant with including criteria and not in breach with excluding criteria set out on the applicable ESG policy. Investments aligned with E/S characteristic must attain the social and environmental characteristics promoted by the financial product and must represent at least 55% of the Sub-fund’s asset. Sustainable investments are investments in securities whose rating is considered acceptable and which comply with the excluding criteria set out in the ESG policy applicable. Other Investments include cash, derivatives, bonds and equities which do not have any ESG rating or with a weak ESG rating and can represent up to 45% of the portfolio.

As of 31.12.2022

Principal adverse impacts

This financial product considers PAI and monitors additional PAI with the support of an ESG Advisor that produces, on quarterly basis, a complete report that illustrates the PAI and the results for the portfolio. Furthermore, the Sub-Fund focuses on the PAI number 10 and 11. PAI number 10 monitors/takes into consideration weight of company with severe violation of UNGC principles or OECD guidelines for multinationals. PAI number 11 refers to weight of companies without mechanism for monitoring the compliance with UNGC principles and OECD guidelines.

Binding elements

The exclusion criteria applied to the investment universe, are aimed to exclude companies

Involved in controversial weapons production whose revenues deriving from the production of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons are higher than 5%
Whose revenues deriving from gambling sector is higher than 5%;
Whose revenues deriving from the tobacco production is higher than 5%;
Whose revenues deriving from adult entertainment sector is higher than 5%;
Which do not respect the principles of United Nation Global Pact.

In addition to the above, another binding element is the use of ESG ratings. The certified portfolio average ESG Quality score is B+ with a portfolio ESG Rating of 6.01, which cannot fall below B.
ESG Rating
Portfolio Scores
31.12.2024
B+
ESG Quality Score
6.01